If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 163 The Shock of the Lakers

When the enemy met, he was extremely jealous.

Last season, only the Lakers were the Thunder's enemies.

The Lakers didn't make any big moves in the summer. While retaining the championship lineup, they didn't keep Ariza, but took Artest.

Ariza is on the rise, but the rise is not fast. Artest's strength has begun to decline, but it has not yet reached the time of major regression. This change has little effect.

However, the problem of the Lakers' No. [-] position is still unresolved, and they still can only use Fisher.

As an average team starter, Fisher is okay as a veteran, but for a team like the Lakers that wants to defend their title, Fisher will always be a defensive weakness.

However, with Bynum's growth, the Lakers' defense has improved slightly.

That is to say, the Lakers don't pay that much attention to defense.

Overall, the Lakers are still a strong team in the league.

And this season, the Lakers didn't start smoothly, and Gasol truce due to injury.

The Lakers' bench means that Odom can use it, and the injury to an All-Star starter still has a relatively large impact.

The Lakers want to defend the title, and the regular season record can't be bad, so Kobe played aggressively after the start.

The lineups of the two teams have not changed much, and everyone is very familiar with each other, so there is no nonsense and they will start playing directly.

Bryant is still as difficult to guard as last season, and he has a good grasp of his offense and passing in the first quarter.

Kobe's offense depends on emotions and feelings. As a defender, he needs to be irritated.

But it's hard to say what will happen after angering him.

It is possible that the game was killed by Kobe forcefully, or it may be that Kobe hit the iron in anger.

Under Kobe's shooting and points, Bynum also got a chance.

As for Odom, the main function is to take Yi Jian out a little bit.

If Yi Jian stays inside, it will greatly affect the Lakers' offense.

While the Thunder were considering their countermeasures, the Lakers' offense came to an abrupt end during the rotation.

The role players of the Lakers are really good.

After a comparison, I realized that the Thunder's young substitutes seem to be quite good.

Seeing that the leading score was finally caught up, the Lakers also made a big move.

That is, Kobe, Bynum, Lamar Odom and Artest did not rest and worked hard with the Thunder.

The Lakers' choice is a bit surprising, and they were not the ones who lost last season.

Players like the Spurs will definitely choose to avoid their sharpness.

The Lakers probably want to win, and they're the main force because they don't get much of a lead when Kobe and Bynum feel good.

Yi Jian and Durant's offense has always been there. It's normal that Odom can't change Yi Jian, but everyone found that Artest seems to be unable to limit Durant.

Durant had an All-Star level last season, and now he has improved. There is no doubt that it is difficult to defend alone.

The Blazers defended well before, that's because of the help defense.

Now that the Lakers are not with Pau Gasol, the defense is actually not good. Bynum does not have enough defensive awareness in the paint.

It is precisely because the Thunder are pressing so tightly that the Lakers have shown the intensity of the playoffs.

On the contrary, Lei Ting was not that nervous, and Yi Jian should rest when he should.

This is not really coming to the playoffs. The Thunder have enough rotation players, there is no need to fight tit-for-tat, and injuries must be prevented at the beginning of the season.

"Thunder is like this, so let's take it lightly."

"It's just the normal rotation of the Thunder. The Lakers are a bit exaggerated. The season has just started. Is it necessary?"

"Matthews performed very well. He dared to fight against Kobe. It is amazing that the Thunder can find good players at the end of the second round."

"I feel that the Thunder has that kind of atmosphere. Young people will work hard to improve after joining, full of confidence."

"Haha, the Lakers seem to be unable to compete with the Thunder's main lineup."

"Can't be proud, the absence of Gasol will also have a great impact."

At the end of the first half, Kobe was actually beaten by Matthews.

This rookie dared to be so arrogant, of course Kobe couldn't stand it.

In the last attack of the Lakers in the second quarter, Kobe directly forced Matthews.

Matthews was still a little tender when he first entered the league, and was directly rushed by Kobe, and almost fell down.

It's just that before Kobe had time to be proud, Yi Jian slapped the ball out with a big hat.

Yi Jian had a smile on his face. He knew that Kobe would come back, so he kept staring.

As expected, he was given a chance to block the shot.

When the Thunder beat the Lakers, they could still irritate Kobe.

Because they have a top help defender like Yi Jian, other insiders can also help defense, Kobe took over the game after being angry, they have the ability to limit.

Back in the locker room, Kobe was very upset.

It's not because of being hated, he often floats in the rivers and lakes, how can he not be stabbed.

In fact, Kobe was hated a lot, so he didn't care at all.

What he cares about is winning or losing the game, and the Thunder has the advantage inside, and the rebounds are very strong.

Lowry and Durant also performed well on the outside, and they are very likely to lose.

Bryant does not like to lose, especially the already aggressive Thunder.

Therefore, he hopes that the team can defend well in the second half, and then counterattack on the offensive end.

The Lakers did strengthen their defense in the third quarter, and the players were tough.

Lowry and Lopez also encountered trouble, and Sefolosha became a transparent person.

However, Yi Jian and Durant just couldn't guard against them.

After Yi Jian gained a passing skill, his connection with Durant became closer, and it was difficult to solve the problem even with flanking.

"How is it possible, how can young people grow up so fast? It's unscientific!"

"Yi Jian really has new skills every season, and the key is to be so outstanding..."

"What's wrong with the Lakers? They played so hard against the Thunder. They are all behind by more than 5 points."

"Obviously through the operation of the summer, the Lakers should become stronger. What's going on with the Thunder? How lucky are they?"

Not only the fans of the Lakers, but even the coaching staff of the Lakers can't figure it out.

They actually arranged a lot of tactics against the Thunder before the game, but the troublesome opponent they had played against in the past few months, the Thunder, became stronger again, and they were very jealous.

They are jealous of the Thunder's unreasonable progress, and they are also jealous of their ability to always pick good rookies.

Kobe was very unhappy, he was a little bit reckless, but the Thunder defended him very well, resulting in his low offensive efficiency.

The Lakers coach Phil Jackson has been keeping Kobe calm and letting him help the Lakers players better integrate into tactics.

Zen master is a little bit confident in his triangle offense, thinking that as long as he plays this tactic well, he will be invincible in the world.

How confused the Lakers are now and how to adjust, Yi Jian doesn't care at all, Gasol is not here, they just need to guard against Kobe.

Even when he was resting, he stood on the court and told his teammates how to defend.

Yi Jian wasn't afraid of Kobe's hearing. Anyway, Kobe was the type who knew that there were tigers in the mountains and preferred to walk in the mountains, and his opponent's personality could also be used.

(End of this chapter)